Review Article

The Role of MicroRNAs in Hyperlipidemia: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutical Application

Table 1

The relationship between miRNAs, targets, and disease.

miRNAsTargetDisease or pathophysiological processReferences

miR-122, miRNA-33, and miRNA-206 miR-142a-5pSREBP-1cFatty acid metabolism[64, 117, 122]
miR-34aPPARαHepatic steatosis[109]
miR-223NLRP3Cholesterol metabolism[116]
miR-128-3pabca1, abcg1, and retinoid X receptor alpha (RXRA)Hypercholesterolemia[93, 94]
miR-27(FASN), SREBP-1, SREBP-2, PPARα and PPARγ, and ApoA1, ApoB100, and ApoE3Cholesterol metabolism[92]
miR-33ABCA1, ABCG1Cholesterol metabolism[88]
miR-337-3p, miR-191, miR-222, miR-224, miR-520d-5p, and miR-483PCSK9Lipid metabolism[7477]
miR-199a and miR-140LDLRLipid metabolism[64]